eidhneán

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish eidneán, eidnén m (“an ivy-plant”), from eidenn m (“ivy”); synchronically, eidheann (“ivy”) +‎ -án.

Noun

eidhneán m (genitive singular eidhneáin)

  1. ivy
  2. ivy branch

Declension
Declension of eidhneán

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative eidhneán
Vocative a eidhneáin
Genitive eidhneáin
Dative eidhneán

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an t-eidhneán
Genitive an eidhneáin
Dative leis an eidhneán

don eidhneán

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
eidhneán n-eidhneán heidhneán t-eidhneán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • "eidhneán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “eidneán” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “eidnén” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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